1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its eighth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 5–4–2 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.^[1]

1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–4–2 (2–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (8th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Boston University +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
UMass +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Wayne State (MI)*		Detroit, MI	W 24–14
September 15	Holy Cross*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 26–17	12,500	^[2]
September 22	at No. 10 Boston University	No. 4	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 28–41
September 29	Dartmouth*	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 10–10	13,500	^[3]
October 6	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	T 3–3
October 13	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 23–0
October 20	Lehigh*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 3–16	15,400	^[4]
October 27	Northeastern*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–8
November 3	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–6
November 10	at Springfield*	No. T–10	Stagg Field Springfield, MA	L 14–34
November 17	UMass		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 0–29	8,750
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT Ken Kaplan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Steve Doig So LB Chris Kosinski Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Bowes Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
2. Eisenberg, Harry (September 16, 1979). "Tipped Pass Helps UNH Tip HC, 26-17". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Dartmouth 10, New Hampshire 10". Sunday News Journal. Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Defense Plays Key Role as Lehigh Whips New Hampshire, 16-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 21, 1979. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.